Best gay films 2019
LGBTQ TV and LGBTQ movies remain nearly impossible to rank at the terminate of every year, but for completely different reasons. With TV, the medium has evolved so much its impossible to consume and process all of it! (Hey but we tried.) With movies, its the opposite thing, and even when, like last year, there are plenty of movies to rank, its hardly ever apples-to-apples comparisons. What is best when youre comparing films made by queer people for queer audiences, cute okay Netflix movies with wide reach and only gay supporting characters, acknowledged foreign films, indie films that only get released in New York and LA, blockbusters with colossal reach and only hints at queerness, films that never make it off queer festival circuits, and on and on?
Things are getting brighter in the world of queer cinema, but weve still got a long way to go! For now, Ive rounded up the optimal movies of that you can actually watch (by which I mean they are streaming, in theaters, or have sold streaming rights and have a projected streaming date in place). Id love to hear about you
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'Bottoms' ()
If ever there was a Superbad for lgbtq+ girls, Bottoms is it. The second film from director Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) follows two uncool high school seniors (Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott) who start up a school fight club to try and hook up with their cheerleader crushes (Kaia Gerber and Havana Rose Liu).
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'Bound' ()
In the Wachowskis’ landmark erotic thriller predating the Matrix trilogy, butch ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) is the newly-hired handyperson at an apartment building when she meets her next-door neighbors: mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano) and kept girl Violet (Jennifer Tilly). As Corky and Violet strike up an affair, they hatch a plan to flee Violet’s abusive relationship—and steal $2 million of Caesar’s mafia money along the way.
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'Circus of Books' ()
Southern Californians will likely recognize Circus of Books as the famed porn shop and filthy bookstore that has presided over the gayborhood of West Hollywood since the e
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Love, Simon ()
This sweet coming-of-age story is ideal for a tween or teen sleepover, since it's attractive chaste. It's all about a teen named Simon finding who he is, and bound to make you smile.
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Rocketman ()
Did you immediately start humming the song when you saw the title? Then you already know this Elton John musical romp is worth a watch. Go ahead, sing along.
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Viva ()
Jesus dreams of performing drag as one of Cuba's "transformistas," but his father is having trouble accepting his son. It's a beautiful father-son story that's as gorgeous to look at as it is touching.
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Beginners ()
In this film about a Los Angeles painter (Ewan MacGregor) developing a bond with his newly-out father (Christopher Plummer) earned Plummer an Academy Award for Finest Supporting Actor and also includes a talking Jack Russell terrier. Not to mention that adorable red kerchief. What's not to love?
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